Staying current

Renewal & recertification

A professional certification under AUREA Maternal & Newborn Care Foundation is only as trustworthy as its upkeep. The renewal policy keeps certification records current through a three-year cycle, annual registry attestation, and continuing education.

Renewal cycle

How renewal works

1Validity

A three-year validity period, after which renewal is required to remain in the public registry as "active."

2Continuing education

Continuing-education hours across core domains during each cycle — safety, ethics, and evolving practice.

3Annual attestation

A yearly confirmation of contact information, ethics agreement, current scope of practice, and safety-training status.

4Renewal review

A focused review confirming CE completion, annual attestations, and good standing, administered independently of any training provider.

5Lapse

A defined grace period after expiry; beyond it, reinstatement through the full process is required to regain "active" status.

Why a cycle

Trust depends on currency

Postpartum and newborn care practice evolves. A renewal cycle lets families and institutions verify that a professional's knowledge is current — not just that they passed once.

For the public

A live registry that shows "active," "lapsed," or "revoked" — so a credential lookup means something.

For the professional

A clear, low-burden path to stay current, with CE that maps to real practice rather than provider-specific sales.

Independence from providers

Aurea Doula Alliance publishes standards, education pathways, certificate records, and registry verification for maternal and newborn care. Renewal review is administered with published criteria, conflict-of-interest controls, and governance review.